Places madeleinelogan Wants to Go

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

A harbor town pays tribute to a heroic wartime carrier pigeon.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.